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Law · August, 2019

Stories about Law from August, 2019

The case for reforming the Sudanese Access to Information Act

The current law restricts and blocks access to information

Written by Mohamed Suliman

28 August 2019

Mozambique pushes for SIM card registration, raising privacy and election monitoring concerns

SIM card registration 'facilitates surveillance'

Written by Dércio Tsandzana Translated (en) by Dércio Tsandzana

20 August 2019

Tonga threatens to ban Facebook over anti-monarchy posts

"By trying to impose a ban the government will simply make itself look foolish or ineffective."

Written by Mong Palatino

20 August 2019

China inspects Hongkongers’ mobiles for protest photos and chats at border checkpoints

The searches began after protests over the extradition bill escalated

Written by Oiwan Lam

19 August 2019

Withheld in Turkey: How the government exploits removal requests to silence critical and independent voices

Twitter and other platforms '[do] not want to anger the Turkish government'

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

12 August 2019

Netflix's ‘The Great Hack’ highlights Cambridge Analytica's role in Trinidad & Tobago elections

The political party that allegedly hired the company denies it

Written by Jada Steuart

6 August 2019

Pro-China forum's plan to troll Hong Kong protesters foiled after doxxing retaliation

Pro-China forum members quickly halted their plan to troll Hong Kong anti-extradition protesters after their personal information, including identity card number and bank record was exposed online.

Written by Oiwan Lam

5 August 2019

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Law · August, 2019

Stories about Law from August, 2019

The case for reforming the Sudanese Access to Information Act

Mozambique pushes for SIM card registration, raising privacy and election monitoring concerns

Tonga threatens to ban Facebook over anti-monarchy posts

China inspects Hongkongers’ mobiles for protest photos and chats at border checkpoints

Withheld in Turkey: How the government exploits removal requests to silence critical and independent voices

Netflix's ‘The Great Hack’ highlights Cambridge Analytica's role in Trinidad & Tobago elections

Pro-China forum's plan to troll Hong Kong protesters foiled after doxxing retaliation

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